Geham vs Groomsville

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Groomsville tends to suit families with children and couples.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Geham

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Groomsville

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 23%)
  • has cheaper rent ($290/wk vs $450/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Geham

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (118 min vs 133 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (150.5 km vs 160.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Geham

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 13%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Groomsville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (16.8% vs -3.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Geham and Groomsville drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Geham Groomsville
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Geham Groomsville
Walkability 10 / 0
Geham — Walkability: 10/100 Groomsville — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 73 / 81
Geham — Safety: 73/100 Groomsville — Safety: 81/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Geham — Low fire risk: 100/100 Groomsville — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Geham has more residents (470 vs 132); Geham rents higher ($450/wk vs $290/wk).

Geham Groomsville
Population 470
+72% vs other
 132
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.9% +16.8%
Median age 47 45
Median household income $100,048/yr $100,724/yr
Median weekly rent $450/wk
+36% vs other
 $290/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Geham Groomsville
0-4 1.1% / 7.6%
Geham — 0-4: 1.1% Groomsville — 0-4: 7.6%
5-14 13.2% / 12.1%
Geham — 5-14: 13.2% Groomsville — 5-14: 12.1%
15-19 12.1% / 6.1%
Geham — 15-19: 12.1% Groomsville — 15-19: 6.1%
20-24 2.8% / —
Geham — 20-24: 2.8% Groomsville — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 4.3% / 9.8%
Geham — 25-34: 4.3% Groomsville — 25-34: 9.8%
35-44 11.9% / 10.6%
Geham — 35-44: 11.9% Groomsville — 35-44: 10.6%
45-54 16.0% / 15.9%
Geham — 45-54: 16.0% Groomsville — 45-54: 15.9%
55-64 15.5% / 19.7%
Geham — 55-64: 15.5% Groomsville — 55-64: 19.7%
65-74 10.9% / 9.8%
Geham — 65-74: 10.9% Groomsville — 65-74: 9.8%
75-84 7.7% / 3.0%
Geham — 75-84: 7.7% Groomsville — 75-84: 3.0%
85+ 0.6% / —
Geham — 85+: 0.6% Groomsville — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Geham 66.7% couple families
Geham — Couple Families: 66.7% Geham — Lone Person: 21.1% Geham — One Parent Families: 12.2%
Groomsville 81.8% couple families
Groomsville — Couple Families: 81.8% Groomsville — Lone Person: 18.2% Groomsville — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Geham 3.6% renting
Geham — Owned Outright: 46.8% Geham — Mortgage: 49.6% Geham — Renting: 3.6%
Groomsville 6.4% renting
Groomsville — Owned Outright: 38.3% Groomsville — Mortgage: 55.3% Groomsville — Renting: 6.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Geham Groomsville
England 1.9% / 5.3%
Geham — England: 1.9% Groomsville — England: 5.3%
New Zealand 1.5% / 3.8%
Geham — New Zealand: 1.5% Groomsville — New Zealand: 3.8%
Ireland — / 3.0%
Geham — Ireland: not among its largest Groomsville — Ireland: 3.0%
Zimbabwe 1.3% / —
Geham — Zimbabwe: 1.3% Groomsville — Zimbabwe: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.3%).

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Geham Groomsville
Certificate III & IV 19.1% / 17.4%
Geham — Certificate III & IV: 19.1% Groomsville — Certificate III & IV: 17.4%
Bachelor Degree 8.5% / 15.9%
Geham — Bachelor Degree: 8.5% Groomsville — Bachelor Degree: 15.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.6% / 8.3%
Geham — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.6% Groomsville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3%
Postgraduate Degree 3.4% / 10.6%
Geham — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4% Groomsville — Postgraduate Degree: 10.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / —
Geham — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Groomsville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Geham 100.0% houses
Geham — Houses: 100.0%
Groomsville 100.0% houses
Groomsville — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Development activity

Geham Groomsville
New dwellings approved 1,513
across Toowoomba
same for both
Approvals change year on year -25%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Geham Groomsville
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 74% of QLD
same for both
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 71% of QLD Higher than 30% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 67% of QLD Higher than 68% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 68% of QLD Higher than 34% of QLD

Liveability

Geham is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Geham Groomsville
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Geham Groomsville
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
27/100
 Low
19/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Geham Groomsville
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Geham

  • Geham State School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Groomsville

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Geham Groomsville
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 0 6

Mobility

Groomsville sits further from the CBD (160.4 km vs 150.5 km).

Geham Groomsville
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 150.5 km 160.4 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 118 min 133 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 4352
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 84
postcode 4352
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Geham Groomsville
Car (driver) 73.1% / 80.7%
Geham — Car (driver): 73.1% Groomsville — Car (driver): 80.7%
Worked from Home 17.9% / 19.3%
Geham — Worked from Home: 17.9% Groomsville — Worked from Home: 19.3%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / —
Geham — Car (passenger): 4.5% Groomsville — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 4.5% / —
Geham — Walked Only: 4.5% Groomsville — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.7%).

Setting

Geham Groomsville
Elevation 585 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 599 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Geham Groomsville
Connectivity score 38/100 26/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 14%
155 premises
 0%
47 premises

Climate

Geham Groomsville
Annual rainfall 577 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.9°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Geham Groomsville
PM2.5 4.9 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 12.0 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Geham Groomsville
Average residential rate $1,618/yr
same for both
Council Toowoomba
same for both

Federal electorate

Geham Groomsville
Division Groom Maranoa
Member Garth Hamilton David Littleproud
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Geham Groomsville
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Geham

Rural

Groomsville

Professionals Rural

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